"of artificial teeth which he would put in to play his 'old man' characters. He had no teeth in real life and took four different sets of false teeth with him to achieve variety in his characters. Although he made 131 film appearances from 1912, today he is probably best known as old ""Harbottle"" in a number of comedy films he made with Will Hay and Graham Moffatt, including ""Oh, Mr Porter!"" (1937) and ""Ask a Policeman"" (1939). During the filming of Hay's film ""Dandy Dick"" (1935), Marriott played an uncredited stableboy. During the filming of ""Dandy Dick"", Marriott said"
"film star in Britain and was ranked the third highest grossing star at the British Box Office in 1938, behind George Formby and Gracie Fields. He is widely regarded as one of the most prolific and influential British comedians of all-time. Hay worked with Gainsborough Pictures from 1935 to 1940, during which time he developed a partnership with Graham Moffatt, playing an insolent overweight schoolboy, and Moore Marriott as a toothless old man. Hay's 1937 film, with Moffatt and Marriott, ""Oh, Mr. Porter!"" was credited by ""The Times"" as being ""a comic masterpiece of the British cinema"", while the writer"
"1981, including ""Who Done It?"" (1956) and the soap opera ""Crossroads"". Blaney died in 1983 at the age of 90. Norah Blaney Norah Blaney (16 July 18937 December 1983), born Norah Mignon Cordwell, was a music hall performer. She sang the Music Hall song ""Oh! Mr Porter"", although the song was made famous by Marie Lloyd. She began a partnership with Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) when they met during World War I; Blaney played the piano and Farrar played the cello. In 1927, she appeared in a short film made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process, singing ""How About Me?"" and ""He's"
"The trio appeared in six films together between 1936 and 1940, ""Windbag the Sailor"", ""Oh, Mr. Porter!"", ""Convict 99"", ""Old Bones of the River"", ""Ask a Policeman"" and ""Where's That Fire?"". Hay's 1937 film alongside Moffatt and Marriott, ""Oh, Mr. Porter!"" is often considered to be one of the greatest British comedy films of all-time. The British Film Institute included the film in its 360 Classic Feature Films list; ""Variety"" magazine described the movie as ""amusing, if over-long"", noting that there was ""<nowiki>[n]</nowiki>o love interest to mar the comedy""; and the cult website TV Cream listed it at number 41"
"Norah Blaney Norah Blaney (16 July 18937 December 1983), born Norah Mignon Cordwell, was a music hall performer. She sang the Music Hall song ""Oh! Mr Porter"", although the song was made famous by Marie Lloyd. She began a partnership with Gwen Farrar (1899-1944) when they met during World War I; Blaney played the piano and Farrar played the cello. In 1927, she appeared in a short film made in the Phonofilm sound-on-film process, singing ""How About Me?"" and ""He's Funny That Way"". In her later career, Blaney appeared in a number of films and television programmes from 1956 to"
"such popular films as ""Oh, Mr Porter!"" (1937) and Hitchcock's ""The Lady Vanishes"" (1938). By 1937, Gaumont-British were in financial crisis, and closed their Lime Grove studios, moving all production to the Islington Poole Street studio. However, the tall factory chimney on the site was considered dangerous in the event of bombing during World War II, and thus Gainsborough Studios were evacuated to Lime Grove for the duration of hostilities. From 1942 to 1946, a series of morally ambivalent studio bound costume melodramas was produced by Gainsborough for the domestic market. They were mostly based on recent popular books by"
"in its list of cinema's Top 100 Films. The director Marcel Varnel considered the film as among his best work, and it was described in 2006, by ""The Times"" in its obituary for writer Val Guest, as ""a comic masterpiece of the British cinema"". Jimmy Perry, in his autobiography, wrote that the triumvirate of Captain Mainwaring, Corporal Jones and Private Pike in ""Dad's Army"" was inspired by watching ""Oh, Mr Porter"". Both Moffatt and Marriott were absent from Hay's 1938 film, ""Hey! Hey! USA"" with American comedy actor Edgar Kennedy being cast as Hay's sidekick instead, the film was a"
"she will show up. When she does, Cobbler turns up as well. Coles tosses him down the gangplank. While still arguing about their situation, Coles and Myra fail to notice that the ship has sailed. Oh, Men! Oh, Women! Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is a 1957 American comedy film written and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey and David Niven. Mildred Turner is a patient of a New York psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Coles. She is bored and frustrated in her marriage to a movie star,"
"Oh, Men! Oh, Women! Oh, Men! Oh, Women! is a 1957 American comedy film written and directed by Nunnally Johnson, based on the play of the same name by Edward Chodorov. It stars Ginger Rogers, Dan Dailey and David Niven. Mildred Turner is a patient of a New York psychiatrist, Dr. Alan Coles. She is bored and frustrated in her marriage to a movie star, Arthur Turner. Coles is about to marry Myra Hagerman but is perplexed when neurotic new patient Grant Cobbler claims he is sleepless and heartsick over ""Myra,"" the woman he loves. Coles is then completely bewildered"
"Eric Portman Eric Harold Portman (13 July 1901 – 7 December 1969) was an English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s. He started work in 1922 as a salesman in the menswear department at the Marshall & Snelgrove department store in Leeds and acted in the amateur Halifax Light Opera Society. He made his professional stage debut in 1924 with Henry Baynton's company. In 1924, Robert Courtneidge's Shakespearian company arrived in Halifax. Portman joined the company as a 'passenger' and appeared in"
""" Hey! Hey! USA Hey! Hey! USA is a 1938 British comedy film starring comedian Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy and Eddie Ryan. Hay appears as Benjamin Twist, a porter who accidentally finds himself on a ship bound for the United States. The film features an early appearance by child actor Roddy McDowall, before he went to live in America. Benjamin Twist, a teacher working during school holidays as a ship's porter ends up on a ship bound for America and impersonating a professor, Phineas Tavistock. Along with American gangster and stowaway Bugs Leary (Edgar Kennedy), Twist finds himself entangled in"
"in the ""Motion Picture Herald"". Alec Guinness Sir Alec Guinness, (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. After an early career on the stage, Guinness was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including ""The Ladykillers"" and ""Kind Hearts and Coronets"" in which he played nine different characters. He is also known for his six collaborations with David Lean: Herbert Pocket in ""Great Expectations"" (1946), Fagin in ""Oliver Twist"" (1948), Col. Nicholson in ""The Bridge on the River Kwai"" (1957, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor), Prince"
"Edwin S. Porter Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include ""Jack and the Beanstalk"" (1902), ""Life of an American Fireman"" (1903), ""The Great Train Robbery"" (1903), ""The Kleptomaniac"" (1905), ""Life of a Cowboy"" (1906), ""Rescued from an Eagle's Nest"" (1908), and ""The Prisoner of Zenda"" (1913) . Porter was born and raised in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, to Thomas Richard Porter, a"
"Hey! Hey! USA Hey! Hey! USA is a 1938 British comedy film starring comedian Will Hay, Edgar Kennedy and Eddie Ryan. Hay appears as Benjamin Twist, a porter who accidentally finds himself on a ship bound for the United States. The film features an early appearance by child actor Roddy McDowall, before he went to live in America. Benjamin Twist, a teacher working during school holidays as a ship's porter ends up on a ship bound for America and impersonating a professor, Phineas Tavistock. Along with American gangster and stowaway Bugs Leary (Edgar Kennedy), Twist finds himself entangled in a"
"Porter Hall Clifford Porter Hall (September 19, 1888 – October 6, 1953) was an American character actor known for appearing in a number of films in the 1930s and 1940s. Hall played movie villains or comedic incompetent characters. Hall was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and began his career touring as a stage actor with roles in productions of ""The Great Gatsby"" and ""Naked"" in 1926. Hall made his film debut in the 1931 drama ""Secrets of a Secretary"". He made his last onscreen appearance in the 1954 film ""Return to Treasure Island"", which was released after his death. He was"
"World War II, but lists of his film credit indicate he began in Hollywood in 1939 and acted throughout the war years. Besides his work in film and television, Porter was active on stage, as he acted in more than 200 plays. His Broadway credits include ""The Front Page"" (1968), ""Plaza Suite"" (1967), and ""Any Wednesday"" (1963). He appeared in various films in the 1940s before landing the role of Peter Sands, the boss of Susan Camille MacNamara (Ann Sothern) on the 1950s sitcom ""Private Secretary"". A retooled version of the series appeared later, titled ""The Ann Sothern Show"". It"
"Oh Doctor! Oh Doctor! is a 1917 American two-reel silent comedy film directed by and starring Roscoe ""Fatty"" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton. As described in Exhibitors Herald, a film magazine, Dr. Fatty Holepoke (Arbuckle) bets all of his money on a horse and loses it. He becomes entangled in the meshes of a vampire (Mann), but when he hears the voice of ""his master"" (his wife), he finds himself in a serious predicament. With the assistance of a uniform stolen from a policeman, he manages to get away. He tries his luck again with the horses and wins lots"
"Oh, God! (film) Oh, God! is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver. Based on a novel of the same name by Avery Corman, the film was directed by Carl Reiner from a screenplay written by Larry Gelbart. The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager Jerry Landers (Denver), chosen by God (Burns) to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and Landers' own wife (Teri Garr). The film inspired two sequels, ""Oh, God! Book II"" (1980) and ""Oh, God! You Devil"" (1984), both of which featured Burns reprising his role, but with"
"setting of many of his books. He created and voiced the hardboiled detective parody character Guy Noir on his radio show. Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was an Irish poet and playwright known for his biting wit. Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) was an English writer and humorist, best known for the comic travelogue ""Three Men in a Boat"". P. G. Wodehouse (1881–1975) was one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. Tom Sharpe (1928–2013) was a satirical novelist, best known for his ""Wilt"" series, as well as ""Porterhouse Blue"" and "" Blott on the Landscape"". Alan Coren (1938–2007) could"
"old and Porter claims it is good for another ninety, the engine explodes after its hectic journey, and Porter, Harbottle and Albert lower their hats in respect. Despite the majority of the film being set in Northern Ireland, none of the filming took place there; the railway station at Buggleskelly was the disused Cliddesden railway station on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway, which had closed to goods in 1936. ""Oh, Mr.Porter!"" was filmed at Cliddesden between May and July 1937. All the interior shots were made at Gainsborough Studios, Shepherds Bush, during the August. The windmill in which Porter"
"designer, securing several patents for still cameras and projector devices. During the 1930s he was employed by an appliance corporation. Aged 71, he died in 1941 at the Hotel Taft in New York City and was buried in Husband Cemetery, Somerset, Pennsylvania. He was survived by his wife, Caroline Ridinger, whom he had married on June 5, 1893; they had no children. Porter remains an enigmatic figure in motion picture history. Though his significance as director of ""The Great Train Robbery"" and other innovative early films is undeniable, he rarely repeated an innovation after he had used it successfully, never"
"all nine of the lead comic baritone roles in Gilbert and Sullivan's famous Savoy Operas in London from 1877 to 1889, including the pompous First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Joseph Porter, in ""H.M.S. Pinafore"" (1878); Major-General Stanley in ""The Pirates of Penzance"", who is an expert at everything except ""military knowledge"" (1880); the aesthetic poet, Reginald Bunthorne in ""Patience"" (1881); the love-lonely Lord Chancellor in ""Iolanthe"" (1882); the sarcastic cripple, King Gama, in ""Princess Ida"" (1884); Ko-Ko the cheap tailor, elevated to the post of Lord High Executioner, in ""The Mikado"" (1885); the accursed Robin Oakapple in ""Ruddigore"" (1887);"
"Don Porter Donald ""Don"" Porter (September 24, 1912 – February 11, 1997) was an American actor who appeared in a number of films in the 1940s, including ""Top Sergeant"" and ""Eagle Squadron"", but is perhaps best known for his television roles as Peter Sands, the boss of Ann Sothern's character on ""Private Secretary"", and as Russell Lawrence, the widowed father of 15-year-old Frances ""Gidget"" Lawrence (Sally Field), in the 1965 ABC sitcom ""Gidget"". He was born in Miami, Oklahoma, Porter's obituary in the ""Deseret News"" reported that his career in show business began in Portland, Oregon, after he served in"
"Harry Morgan Harry Morgan (born Harry Bratsberg; April 10, 1915 – December 7, 2011) was an American actor and director whose television and film career spanned six decades. Morgan's major roles included Pete Porter in both ""December Bride"" (1954–1959) and ""Pete and Gladys"" (1960–1962); Officer Bill Gannon on ""Dragnet"" (1967–1970); Amos Coogan on ""Hec Ramsey"" (1972–1974); and his starring role as Colonel Sherman T. Potter in ""M*A*S*H"" (1975–1983) and ""AfterMASH"" (1983–1984). Morgan appeared in more than 100 films. Morgan was born Harry Bratsberg in Detroit, the son of Hannah and Henry Bratsberg. His parents were of Swedish and Norwegian ancestry."
"came in 1977, when he played Winston Churchill in """". He retired to Los Angeles where he died in 1987. He was never married. Arthur Gould-Porter Arthur Gould-Porter (4 January 1905 – 2 January 1987), sometimes credited as Arthur E. Gould-Porter, was an English actor who appeared on film, television and stage. His film and TV career spanned from 1942 to 1977, and although mainly a character actor he is remembered for his part as Captain Greer in Disney's ""Bedknobs and Broomsticks"" (1971) and for his reoccurring role as Ravenswood the butler in ""The Beverley Hillbillies"". Gould-Porter was born in"
"""Oh, God!"" was also awarded two Saturn Awards for Best Fantasy Film and Best Actor for George Burns. It received an additional nomination for Carl Reiner's direction. Oh, God! (film) Oh, God! is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Burns and John Denver. Based on a novel of the same name by Avery Corman, the film was directed by Carl Reiner from a screenplay written by Larry Gelbart. The story centers on unassuming supermarket manager Jerry Landers (Denver), chosen by God (Burns) to spread his message despite the skepticism of the media, religious authorities, and Landers' own wife (Teri"
"The Captain's Paradise The Captain's Paradise is a 1953 British comedy film produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and starring Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, and Celia Johnson. Guinness plays the captain of a passenger ship that travels regularly between Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco. De Carlo plays his Moroccan wife and Johnson plays his British wife. The film begins at just before the end of the story, which is then told in a series of flashbacks. In 1958, the story was made into a Broadway musical comedy, retitled ""Oh, Captain!"". In early 1950s North Africa, a man (Alec Guinness) is"
"Hurrah! I'm a Father Hurrah! I'm a Father or Hurrah! I'm a Papa (German: Hurra, ich bin Papa) is a 1939 German comedy film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Heinz Rühmann, Albert Florath and Walter Schuller. Peter, a dissolute student, ignores his wealthy farmer father's attempts to get him to reform. However, when he finds a small child left in a room with a note attached explaining that he is the child's father he is forced to become a changed man. He hires a young woman to act as the child's nurse not realizing that she is really the"
"September 2002. The Captain's Paradise The Captain's Paradise is a 1953 British comedy film produced and directed by Anthony Kimmins, and starring Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, and Celia Johnson. Guinness plays the captain of a passenger ship that travels regularly between Gibraltar and Spanish Morocco. De Carlo plays his Moroccan wife and Johnson plays his British wife. The film begins at just before the end of the story, which is then told in a series of flashbacks. In 1958, the story was made into a Broadway musical comedy, retitled ""Oh, Captain!"". In early 1950s North Africa, a man (Alec"
"Christmas was a drama professor at the University of California, San Diego, and made theatrical presentations at local high schools, including La Jolla Country Day School. He died on 22 July 2000, from natural causes at the age of 84. Eric Christmas Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was a British stage and screen actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He was well known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1982 comedy ""Porky's"", the 1983 sequel """", and the 1985 sequel"
"Robert Cummings Charles Clarence Robert Orville Cummings (June 9, 1910 – December 2, 1990), was an American film and television actor known mainly for his roles in comedy films such as ""The Devil and Miss Jones"" (1941) and ""Princess O'Rourke"" (1943), but was also effective in dramatic films, especially two of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers, ""Saboteur"" (1942) and ""Dial M for Murder"" (1954). Cummings received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Single Performance in 1955. On February 8, 1960, he received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his"
"was followed by the Philip Barry film ""Holiday"" in 1930, in the role played by Lew Ayres in the 1938 version. Soon after, he was cast opposite actresses such as Clara Bow, Bette Davis, Barbara Stanwyck, Joan Crawford, Gloria Swanson, Mae West, and Kay Francis. On June 7, 1937, Owsley died from a heart attack following a car accident in Belmont, California. He was 36 years old. He was survived by a brother and a sister. Monroe Owsley Monroe Owsley (August 11, 1900 – June 7, 1937) was an American stage and film actor. The son of Mr. and Mrs."
"Mister Roberts (1955 film) Mister Roberts is a 1955 American Warnercolor in CinemaScope comedy-drama film directed by John Ford and Mervyn LeRoy and features an all-star cast including Henry Fonda as Mister Roberts, James Cagney as Captain Morton, William Powell (in his final film appearance) as Doc, and Jack Lemmon as Ensign Pulver. Based on the 1946 novel and 1948 Broadway play, the film was nominated for the three Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Sound, Recording (William A. Mueller), with Jack Lemmon winning the award for Best Supporting Actor. In the waning days of World War II, the"